tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead when edged slightly left just inside final furlong, kept on until headed and no extra near finish
soon led, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed when not much roon just inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, tried to challenge when not much room inside final, sqeezed through and ran on well final 100 yards, led near finish
soon prominent, driven over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace fina furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, driven and wide into straight, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, never reached leaders
held up behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, held near finish
mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on to dispute lead and every chance inside final furlong, just held
held up behind, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
held up behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, faded inside final furlong
Perfect Cracker has won again since landing this race last year and is 9lb higher today. He finished ahead of MONT RAS (NAP) when runner-up here last time but the latter re-opposes on better terms and can take advantage of his recent slide down the weights. Jack Of Diamonds finished behind the selection earlier but beat Idol Deputy when scoring over a shorter trip here recently while the consistent Sheila's Buddy won at Lingfield last month and can go well again raised 3lb. Capo Rosso has something to prove over this longer trip but Ready went close the last time he raced over course and distance in November albeit in a lower grade.
Mont Ras (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Bravo Zolo (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Capo Rosso (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Lunar Deity (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Perfect Cracker 7-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Bravo Zolo (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Ready (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, closed over 5f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind The Lock Master (8-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Jack Of Diamonds (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Bognor (9-1) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Viewpoint (IRE) 5-2fav (9-10) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway when edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Jumbo Prado (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Sheila's Buddy 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Pactolus (8-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Stencive 10-1 (9-7) Slow to break, held up towards rear, ridden and hanging right over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 15 3/4l behind Two Jabs (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Kapstadt (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, well held from 2 out, 6th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Sternrubin (11-1) at Newbury 2m hcp lst (1) sft in Nov.
Idol Deputy (FR) 6-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, effort over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Jack Of Diamonds (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
